Man arrested at Sylvan Lake after firing empty gun during a fight

By
Brian Dzenis, The Trentonian

Monday, April 29, 2013

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Police arrested a man who pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger during a fight at Sylvan Lake Sunday afternoon.

Officers were sent to the lake on reports of two men fighting, with one of them waving a silver handgun. Christopher Smith, 22, was arrested after police found black pistol grips on his person after being detained as the person matching the description of the alleged gunman, according to Burlington Township Police.

Police found a silver handgun that was missing its grips in the front yard of a home where Smith was found. During a fight with another man, Smith allegedly pulled out the gun, pointed it at the man and pulled the trigger, but the gun wasn’t loaded, according to police.

Smith was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a handgun and aggravated assault with a weapon. He being held on a full $50,000 bail.